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Claim · #6493531

Rhyacionia buoliana · herbivory · Pinus spp.

herbivory · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“the European pine shoot moth, Rhyacionia buoliana, a pest of pine plantations”
Authors
Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
Year
2009
Publication
Pearson Prentice Hall
Page
353

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Rhyacionia buoliana is a well-documented tortricid pest of Pinus spp. shoots in North American plantations; all structured fields align with the source quote and known biology.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Rhyacionia buoliana (Tortricidae) is a well-documented invasive pest of Pinus spp. shoots in North American plantations, consistent with all structured fields and source quote.”

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